Niebrugge is youngest-ever State Open champion

Jordan Niebrugge of Mequon, who turned 18 two weeks ago and won the Wisconsin State Open on Wednesday, is the youngest-ever State Open champion, according to Gene Haas, the retired executive director of the Wisconsin State Golf Association and a state golf historian.

Initially, Wisconsin PGA Section officials could not confirm that Niebrugge was the youngest champion. It was believed that Tommy Veech also was 18 when he won the first of his five State Open titles in 1948.

However, in an email I received from Haas today, he said Veech was born on May 13, 1929, and was 19 when he won the first of his five State Open titles in '48.